Hi,
On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:11:26 -0500 Pamela Chestek wrote:
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Máirín Duffy duffy@fedoraproject.orgwrote:
Hi!
So I played around with this idea (which I like a lot) a bit, and the results are E, F, and H. I am uncomfortable with F though - after staring at it for a while, I think it looks like the Vicks (the cold medicine people, I don't know if they are international so this is what it looks like for non US folks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicks ) logo. I tried it first at the normal Fedora bubble rotation but it doesn't give you the feeling of 'broadcasting' anymore, it just kinda looks like a cheesy late 70's disco effect thing.
No matter how long I stare, I see nothing more than a *remotely similar* shape. If you'd take what you mentioned as a sound argument against usage, you'd probably end up with no logo at all, when all is said and done. IMHO, that would be taking much more precaution than necessary.
Overall I like F because it has the full logo and smaller icons, which I think would be useful. I like the concept of H and might like it the best if there was a sweet little colored icon for it too, but nothing is coming to mind for me. C is the closest tie to the Fedora Project since it uses the regular Fedora logo, so part of the decision is how closely related you want them to be. C might be awkward to use; because of the diagonal it might be hard to compose around without it looking like it's in the middle of a big field (but you would know better than me). It will also lose crispness if it's used in a small version as an icon - although maybe for the icon version you could take the word "magazine" off and reduce the size of the color bubble to make it smaller. And D is too busy for my taste.
Count me in the E/F camp, and by far (in fact I'd even say they're the only variants I like *a lot*, the rest stir no special feelings in me). The E/F logos and stylish, yet simple. They remind me a bit of a hot air balloon. And I mostly agree with Pam.
Martin